Mathematicians in Love | |
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Author(s) | Rudy Rucker |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
Publisher | Tor Books (USA) |
Publication date | December 2006 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 364 pp |
ISBN | ISBN 0-765-31584-X (first edition, hardback) |
OCLC Number | 64442767 |
Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 22 |
LC Classification | PS3568.U298 M38 2006 |
Mathematicians in Love is a science fiction novel written by Rudy Rucker.
Contents |
Bela and Paul are working towards their Ph.D's under the direction of a mad math genius named Roland Haut, they invent a para-computer called "GoBubble" that predicts the future. They are both involved in a love triangle with Alma.
Publishers Weekly in their review said that "Rucker cleverly pulls off a romantic comedy about mathematicians in love." and that "While most of the mathematical flights may stun hapless mathophobes, Rucker's wild characters, off-the-wall situations and wicked political riffs prove that writing SF spoofs, like Bela's rock music avocation, "beats the hell out of publishing a math paper."[1] Carl Hays in his review for Booklist said that "in a riotously twisting plot, complete with hypertunnels, alien shellfish from a parallel universe, and an improbable resolution to the threesome’s romantic dilemma, Rucker pulls out all the stops for one of his most entertaining yarns to date."[2]